Movable supporting means for doors, display-frames, &amp;c.



No. 840,061.4 v PATENTED JAN. l, 1907. J; HOPMAN. MOVABLE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR DOORS, DISPLAY FRAMES, Sco.

u PLIcATIoN FILED A UG. 1e, 1904` 2 sHBETs-sHBET1 32 3l l "f u k30 r25 23 `P PATENTBD JAN. 1, 1907.

. J. HOPMAN. MOVABLB SUPPORTING MEANS POR DOORS, DISPLAY FRAMES, 1z0,

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1904.-

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FIG-,5.

minimali z JOHN HOF MAN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MVABLE SUPPORTING NIANS FOR DOORS, DISPLAY-FRAMES, &G

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed Arglist 16,1904. Serial No. 220,980.

To tf1/ZZ wiz/0m, it nanny concern'.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN HorMAN, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe an'l State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Movable Supporting Means for Doors, Display- Fraines, and other Similarly-Operated lcvices, 'of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to movable supporting means for doors, display-frames, and otner siniilarly-operated devices.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a horizontal section of an apparatus embodying a door and/'a display-frame support on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. liig.' -2 is a vertical section of the same apparatus on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of a portion of the device, takenon the line 1 1 of Fig. 2, showing the door closed. Fig'. 4 is a horizontal section on sail line 1 1 of Fig. 2 of a por tion of the apparatus, showing the door opened and pusted into the case. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a still more enlarged end view of the display device, the track and its support being shown in cross-section. Fig.l 7 is a side elevation of said display device, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a detail.

.in shops where, for instance, clothing, and. particularly woniens clothing, is for sale it is important that the, clothes shall be hung on suitable supports, such-as coat and skirt hangers, and these supports hung on an ap paratus which enables the clothes to be put away out of the dust and preferably into a dust-tight case and to be easily withdrawn for inspection. Vln the present embodiment of this invention suoli a display apparatus and such a dust-tight case are shown. The dust-tight is closel by a door which can nbeslid out of the way .iv being pushed back into the case. The door and the display apparatus are supported by similar means running on tracks. ,l

'lho apparatus is inclose/.l in a casing 1 comprising a top 2. llo the top 2 is fastened a track il for a display apparatus. Only one such display/apparatus is shown in the present case.- 'lhistrack hashorizontal rails 4 4,

with a slot 5, Fig. o, ruiming between them and in the line of movement ol the display devine. On the tops of these rails run rollers o, carried by a support 7 which extendsl'rom the rollers througii the slot 5 and `in turircarroller 6 is situated between the roller 9 and the outer enti of the bai' 8, so that the weight of the bar presses the roller 9 upwardagainst the bottoni of tiie track 4, because the roller 6 constitutes tric fulcrum of the system.

lt is obvious that only one upper roller 6 and one lower roller 9 are necessary for the operation of this device, provided the Weight is not suoli as to pull said rollers oil the track or rail 4. ln the present case, however, pairs of rollers are shown and two rails. Upon the bar 8 may be hung the goods to be displayed, but the more easily to display the goods and to permit all sides to be examined by a customer without change of position of said customer a rotary bai' 1() is supplied, hung from the bar 8 in any suitable manner, such as by a sleeve 11 on the bar 8, and having a clamping apparatus, such as the set-screw 12. The sleeve 1]. is movable lengthwise upon said arin or bar 8 to the outer end thereof adja# cent to the handle and constitutes a carrier for the liorizontaily-swinging or rotary bar 10. From the sleeve 11 is hung another sleeve 18, capable of rotation on a vertical axis, such as by the means shown-namely, a stud 14, extending downward from the sleeve 11 and having the circumferential groove 15. The sleeve 13 has an extension 16, '[itting around the stud 14, and a pin 17 extends transversely into or through the extension 16 and rests in the groove 15, thus permitting revolution of the sleeve 13 with reierenceto the sleeve 11 and said sleeve. ()l course two or more pins 17 may be employed for greater strength. The sleeve 13 is fastened in any suitable way upon the bar 1l)---as, for instance, by the setscrew 18. A handle 19 on the e'nd of the bar 8 may be employed, if desired. p

'lhe operation of Athis display apparatus is as follows: On pulling out the bar 8 from the position shown in ["ig. 1 the greater part of the rod 8 or .1() protrudes through the open ing at the right-hand end of the casing 1 in Figli.. Coats or .dresses upon the bar 8 can yet supporting tomer.

noW'be displayed to the customer, If the rotary bar 10 is employed, the customer may stand in one position and the coats or clothes hung upon the bar 10 may be turned around to exhibit various sides thereof to the eus- In pulling the device out the rollers 6 run along the track or rails 4, and the rollers Q prevent the bar 8 from tipping downward. By lifting the outer end of the'rodS the rollers 9 may be separated from the track and only the rollers 6 will run along upon it, thus easing its movement. Consequently in place of the rollers 9 any other contact device for making contact. with the under side.

of the supports or track may be substituted. Antifriction means, such as the rollers 6, are desirable and needful on the upper side of the track.

It is undesirable that the door of the casing 1 should when open project into the room, it would interfere with 'the movements of the persons exhibiting or viewing the clothing, and for this purpose a' ,door is em )loved which is dust-tight and which also slides into the easing l. A track 20 is placed at one side of the casing and. is supported from its top 2, as before. ()n the rail or rails 21 of this track run rollers 22, carried on a su port 23, having a contact device, such as a rolier or rollers 24, running on its bottoni or on a stationary part parallel with the top o f the track on which the rollers 22 may run. 'lhis support 23 is conveniently carried by a frame 25, which preferably has one or more rollers 26 at its bottom running in. a track 27 in the bottom of the casing., 'lo the frame 25 is hinged the door 28, as bythe hinges 29. These hinges are fastened to the inner face of the'rail 3() of the said door at a suitable distance from the edge 3l of said rail. When the door is shut, as shown in Fig. 3, the rail 30 fits against the inner face of a stop 32 on the door-easing, while the opposite rail 33 of the door 'lits against the outer face o f a stop 33 on the casing 1. This makes a tight case when vthe door is closed, as shown in Fig'. 3. The frarnc 25 in this position of parts is pulled outward to its cxtreme position. When the door is to be, slid out of the way, it is o )ened into the position shown in Fig. 2 and then is pushed straight back into the case, so that the frame 25 runs along the rails 21, being kept from sidewise movements by the guide devices 26 27. All strain, however, and friction occurs on the upper track 20.

ln Fig. 8 is shown one of the rollers 26, running on the track 27, so as to prevent sidewise movement of the frame 25, and .vet to permit a til-ting of said frame, so as to relieve pressure of the roller 24 against the under side of the rail or rails 21.

i A. stop 34 prevents the frame 25 fronr being pulled too far forward, and a stop similarly prevents the support 7 from running oh" its track.

What I claim is- 1. In an apparatus of the class described,l

of the lower roller and the said support being spaced at its upper side away from the track to allow it to rock vertically and move said lower roller from contact with the track, a bar carried by the support and spaced away' i'rornv the track, and a horizontally-swinging member carried by the said bar.

2. The combination with a track, of a vertically-rocking support having an upper and a lower roller; the latter being in rear of the former, a bar extending from the support, and otherwise unsupported, and spaced from the lower side of the track to allow its free end to be elevated to throw the weight on the upper roller, a carrier having unobst'rilcted sliding movement from one`end of the bar to the other, and a horizontallyswinging device depending from said carrier.

3. lhe combination with a track, of a vertically-rocking support having an upper and a lower roller; the latter being in rear of the forn'rer, a bar extending from the support longitudinally along and spaced away from the lower side of the track and otherwise unsupporti-id to allow its free end to be raised and throw the weight on the upper roller, a

carrie having unobstructed sliding movement along the said bar from one end lto the other, a lioriziintally-swinging device depending from the carrier. and a second bar carried by said horizontally-swinging device. 4. The combina-tion with t trac-k and a vertically-rocking, sliding bar supported at its` rear end only from the track, of a carrier adapted to slide along the bar, a horizontally-turning nwinber depending from -said carrier, and a bar carried by said horizontally-turning member.

5. 'lhe combination with a track, of a vertically-swinging bar spaced throughout its length from the track and provided at its rear end with an upper forward roller and a lower rear roller engaging opposite sides of the track, a carrier sliding along the bar and having a depending port-ion, a rotary device carried bv said carrier, and a bar carried by said rotaryr device.

G. The combination with the track, of a bar or rod provided at its rear end with an upper forward roller and a lower rear roller; the said har being othferwise unsupported and spaced throughout its length fronrtl'ie track to permit its free end to be raised and.y thlrlow the Weight on the upper forward ro er.

JOHN HOFMAN.

ICO` 

